About the Book:
If you think the Bible is irrelevant, irrational, or even, at times, immoral—and you have an open mind—The Rational Bible will change your mind and influence your outlook on life.
You will come to understand why the Bible and especially its first five
books, the Torah, are the most influential books ever written. Equally
important, you will understand how they apply to your life.
The Rational Bible,
Dennis Prager’s commentary and explanation of these five books—rooted
in his expertise in biblical Hebrew and its grammar—is widely considered
the most important modern Bible commentary. Read the thousands of
reviews on Amazon—written by people of many faiths and of no faith—and
you will appreciate why this is so.
The Book of Numbers—“In
the Wilderness” in the original Hebrew—is the fourth book of the Bible.
Among the many compelling issues addressed in this volume are the
Doubting God. What produces faith—miracles or effort? And if effort,
what efforts work? Arguing with God. Ingratitude as a source of evil.
Why only men could be priests. Why the conscience is not morally
reliable. Is fanaticism ever justified? Is there luck in life, or is
everything determined by God’s will? The title of this five-volume
commentary is The Rational Bible because its approach is entirely
reason-based. The reader is never asked to accept anything on faith
alone. In Dennis Prager’s words, “If something I write is not rational, I
have not done my job.”
Few people alive today have influenced
as many people as has Dennis Prager. In the words of the website,
Powerline, “Dennis Prager is probably the foremost public intellectual
of our time.” Read The Rational Bible and you will understand why.
My Review:
Not all commentaries are created equal. You do have to be careful the commentaries you align yourself with I just have to say that first. Dennis Prager--the author of this commentary The Rational Bible is a best-selling author, columnist and nationally syndicated radio talk show host based in Los Angeles and heard on 150 stations across the country. He is known across the nation.
This commentary in my opinion wasn't just some boring book. I like how it was laid out in a sort of question answer format. I like tat the author answers many of the question I have long since had about the Bible and different things that happened therein. It was full of facts backed by scripture which is also a very good thing to have in a commentary.
This along with a Bible study on the book of Numbers is a good thing to have close by. It helps explain a lot of the things you are reading and will open up the Bible in a lot of ways to you.
Great study material!
**Disclosure**This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from the publisher.
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